Leptocardii |
Not assigned |
Branchiostomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 10 - 20 m (Ref. 100397). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Japan.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1478)
Depth range based on occurrence records (Refs. 100397, 100399); to be replaced with a better reference. Coral sand (Ref. 1485). Also Ref. 1441.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalochordata are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktotrophic larva and later on to benthic adults.
Richardson, B.J. and A.M. McKenzie. 1994. (Ref. 1478)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 16.3 - 27, mean 24.2 (based on 600 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.